Genre
Short fiction.
Setting and Context
19th century.
Narrator and Point of View
“The Child’s Champion” and “How Nancy Jackson Married Kate Wilson” employ third-person omniscient narrators.
Tone and Mood
“The Child’s Champion”: Compassionate and Romantic.
“How Nancy Jackson Married Kate Wilson”: Sensitive and mysterious.
Protagonist and Antagonist
“The Child’s Champion”: Lankton is the protagonist, whereas Mr. Ellis is the antagonist. “How Nancy Jackson Married Kate Wilson”: Nancy Jackson is the protagonist, whereas Mr. Thomas Furlong is the antagonist.
Major Conflict
“The Child’s Champion”: Mr.Elllis' inhumane exploitation of Charles.
“How Nancy Jackson Married Kate Wilson”: Nancy Jackson’s hidden gender and secret identity.
Climax
“The Child’s Champion”: Charles’ night with Lankton.
“How Nancy Jackson Married Kate Wilson”: Nancy Jackson’s wedding to Kate Wilson.
Foreshadowing
“The Child’s Champion”: Charles foreshadows that he will escape from Mr. Ellis’ mistreatment and enslavement.
“How Nancy Jackson Married Kate Wilson”: Robert Finely predicts that there would never be love between him (her) and Kate Wilson.
Understatement
“The Child’s Champion”: Mr. Ellis understates Charles’ potential usefulness to Lankton.
Allusions
“The Child’s Champion”: and “How Nancy Jackson Married Kate Wilson” allude to the queer theory.
Imagery
“The Child’s Champion”: Lankton’s affection for Charles is instant and unaffected.
“How Nancy Jackson Married Kate Wilson”: Nancy Jackson's masculine appearances effectively mislead Kate Wilson and her family that she is male.
Paradox
“The Child’s Champion”: Love that blossoms among unfamiliar persons is paradoxical.
“How Nancy Jackson Married Kate Wilson”: Kate Wilson’s vow to never join anyone in matrimony is paradoxical because she marries Nancy Jackson.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
“The Child’s Champion”: “Evil” denotes enticement.
“How Nancy Jackson Married Kate Wilson”: "Sex" denotes gender. 'Name' denotes reputation.
Personification
N/A
